What grace, O Lord, and beauty shone (revised)

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1
What grace, O Lord, and beauty shone
Around Thy steps below!
What patient love was seen in all
Thy life and death of woe!
2
Thou love steadfast didst manifest
Through toilsome path extreme;
By pain, e'en death, wast not distressed—
Long-suffering love supreme!
3
Forever on Thy burdened heart
A weight of sorrow hung,
Yet no ungentle, murm'ring word
Escaped Thy silent tongue.
4
Thy foes did hate, despise, revile,
Thy friends unfaithful prove;
Unwearied in forgiveness still,
Thy heart could only love!
5
In all Thy living, fragrant, sweet,
Meal offering's realized:
Fine, tender, balanced, and complete—
By God and man e'er prized.

Revised version of Hymns, #89. Stanzas 2 and 5 are new.